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Communications Associate

MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week

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RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Responsible for creating Instagram and facebook stories + highlights.

  • Come up with advertisement strategies for our events or recruitment for our E-learning program.

  • In charge of SWO’s social media (Instagram + Facebook).

  • Respond to comments and inquiries on our social media pages in a timely manner.

  • Use Canva to design graphics for our website & social media channels. 

  • Draft blog posts and communication emails for volunteers.

  • Assist with identifying and reaching out to potential partners, sponsors, or collaborators.

  • Draft reports on results from demographic surveys and program feedback.

  • Arrange shoutout for shoutout with other NPOs and increase our follower count on Instagram.

  • Write out captions and keep up with several conflicting deadlines as outlined in the posting schedule

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REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Ability to use photoshop, canva, and squarespace is an asset but not required.

  • Familiarity with Instagram, passion for social media management. 

  • Strong writing, communication, organizational and time management skills.

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Assets (Not Requirements): 

  • Previous experience with marketing, graphic design, and digital marketing and accessibility.

Curriculum Design Associate 

Job Description: 

Starts With One (SWO)’s E-Learning program currently services 30+ families from across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with supplemental online tutoring with over 70+ Volunteer Community Tutors. We focus on serving families from equity-seeking communities in Canada (i.e., refugee status, newly immigrated, racialized, low-income). We are currently looking for individuals who are passionate about Ontario’s Curriculum to house curriculum-relevant worksheets for our Volunteer Community Tutors.

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MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week. 

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Responsibilities: 

  • Work closely with Volunteer Coordination Team and Volunteer Tutors

  • Synthesize new worksheets and resources that are accessible for students

  • Arrange and scope out possible curriculum resources, adding them to our Google Drive

  • Attend quarterly check-ins to present relevant resources to tutors

  • Contribute ideas to improve and scale the e-Learning Program 

  • Manage google forms and sheets and navigate through the Google Drive

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REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Proficiency in Google apps and extensions is an asset

  • Previous experience in research is an asset 

  • Being comfortable in new and challenging environments, strong communication & organizational skills.

Events Associate 

MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Planning and executing events for SWO along with the events director.

  • Research and reach out to potential guest speakers for our events.

  • Manage all event set-up, tear down and follow-up processes (for in-person events).

  • Work under the events director to maintain event budgets, book venues/equipment, access and submit events’ overall success reports.

  • Manage event operations and logistics on the day of (scheduling attendees, scoping out location etc).

 

REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Proficiency in Google apps and extensions is an asset

  • Previous leadership experience is an asset; 

  • Being comfortable in new and challenging environments 

  • Strong communication and organizational skills.

Fundraising Associate 

MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Proposal writing and searching for grants.

  • Work under the finance director to oversee the organization’s finances

  • Help schedule and execute large purchases (eg: for our events & volunteers) and manage transactions

  • Collaborate with the team to prepare an annual impact reports

  • Help reimburse the executive team when needed.

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REQUIREMENTS:

  • Familiarity with Google Workspace

  • Being comfortable in new and challenging environments

  • Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills.

Human Resources Associate 

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Starts With One (SWO)’s E-Learning Program and Education Justice Coalition are currently growing in size every week. As a result, our volunteer registry is constantly shifting, and given that we are a non-profit organization, volunteer turnover is very high. Becoming a SWO Human Resources Officer is a challenging, yet rewarding, opportunity to exercise your communication and management skills to benefit your local community. 

 

Minimum Time Commitment: 2 - 4 hours a week

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Hiring new volunteer community tutors and executive team members

  • Identifying professionals, current and former members that can host workshops for all volunteers

  • Coordinating Orientation sessions for new members

  • Managing responses to exit forms and communicating feedback with other teams

  • Conducting internal reviews as needed and ensuring the team's psychological safety

  • Drafting reference letters and other supporting documentation as needed

 

Requirements: 

  • Currently in Grade 10 or above (exceptional cases will be considered, so if you are younger, please don’t hesitate to apply) 

  • Passion for community leadership & education equity 

  • Familiarity with Google Workspace

  • Key skills: organization, communication, and time management

 

Assets (Not Requirements): 

  • Previous experience with human resources (i.e., hosting interviews, hiring) 

  • Previous leadership experience

Logistics Associate 

Job Description: 

Starts With One (SWO)’s E-Learning program currently services 30+ families from across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with supplemental online tutoring with over 70+ Volunteer Community Tutors. We focus on serving families from equity-seeking communities in Canada (i.e., refugee status, newly immigrated, racialized, low-income). The duties of the Logistics Team may vary throughout the further development of the Starts With One Nonprofit. Currently, however, its core tasks cover the creation and design of the organization’s website, along with the visualization of the organization’s statistical advances via charts and graphs. 

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MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week. 

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RESPONSIBILITIES : 

  • Creating visuals the organization’s statistical advances via charts and graphs

  • Assisting with the design, development and maintenance of the website 

  • Interacting and communicating with other SWO members 

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Assets (Not Requirements): 

  • Previous experience with logistics and web design, specifically WIX 

  • Previous leadership experience

Volunteer Coordinator

Job Description: 

Starts With One (SWO)’s E-Learning program currently services 30+ families from across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with supplemental online tutoring with over 70+ Volunteer Community Tutors. We focus on serving families from equity-seeking communities in Canada (i.e., refugee status, newly immigrated, racialized, low-income). We are currently looking for individuals who are passionate about community leadership to help with volunteer coordination and managing our program. 

 

MINIMUM TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours a week. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Interacting with students, families & volunteers; 

  • Registering students as part of our E-learning program; 

  • Helping to manage a team of volunteer teachers (check-ins, answering questions etc.)

  • Facilitating first-time meetings between students & teachers;

  • Facilitating check-in meetings with students & teachers.

  • Acting a liaison between tutors and teacher relative to organizational policies

 

Requirements: 

  • Currently in Grade 10 or above (exceptional cases will be considered, so if you are younger, please don’t hesitate to apply) 

  • Passion for community leadership & education equity 

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Assets (Not Requirements): 

  • Previous experience with volunteer coordination 

  • Previous leadership experience

Any questions? 

Don't hesitate to Contact Us

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